Julianne Michelle (born September 5, 1984; also known as Julianne Michelle Di Palma and Julianne Michelle Reeves) is an American film and television actress.
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Personal life
Julianne Michelle, daughter of Joycelyn Engle and Joseph A. Di Palma, was born in Teaneck, New Jersey. She lived as a child in Manhattan, Beverly Hills, and Las Vegas, and was briefly homeschooled. She graduated from Marymount School in Manhattan, and attended graduate school at Columbia University.
Marriage and divorce
On November 21, 2015, less than a year after they met, Michelle married Karl Reeves, the CEO of an elevator installation and maintenance business in Manhattan. They had a daughter together shortly after. The relationship ended 14 months after they were married, in 2017, and that year Michelle filed for divorce.
The matrimonial and custody litigation that followed in the Manhattan Supreme Court involved disputes over child support and legal representation, as Michelle over time used 10 different divorce attorneys. In 2019, the Manhattan Family Court granted Reeves temporary sole custody of their child after determining that Michelle had fabricated abuse allegations against him. Domestic abuse and drug charges brought against Reeves during the separation were dismissed.
Career
Michelle began her acting career when she was discovered by a producer at the age of six. In 1991 she was nominated for her guest appearance on the television series Who's The Boss?; and in 1993 for "Best Actress Under Age 10" for the movie Family Prayers. In 1996, she voiced the character Dot Hugson from the direct-to-video series The Oz Kids. In 1998, she was nominated for "Best performance in a TV movie/pilot/made for video young ensemble" along with three other actors in the 1998 pilot Bus No. 9. In its 2001 WB TV special, Teen People magazine named Michelle "One of 20 Teens Who Would Change the World". She also acted in Amazing Racer (2009), for which her parents were producers, with Darryl Hannah and Claire Forlani, and with Eric Roberts in the feature film Intent Unknown 2023.
She was host committee chair for a Children at Heart Celebrity Auction and Dinner to benefit the children of Chernobyl.Steven Spielberg, Chairman. Her mother Countess Joycelyn Engle Di Palma received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Children At Heart Celebrity Auction and Dinner, Steven Spielberg, Chairman.
